Muro de Alcoy/Muro d'Alcoi | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Alicante#Spain Valencia#Spain |
Pushpin Label: | Muro de Alcoy |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Province of Alicante##Location in the Valencian Community##Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Alicante |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Comtat |
Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
Subdivision Name4: | Alcoy |
Coordinates: | 38.7797°N -0.4361°W |
Elevation M: | 410 |
Area Total Km2: | 129.86 |
Population Demonym: | Mureros |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
Blank Info Sec1: | Valencian and Spanish |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 03830 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Tu mama |
Leader Party: | González |
Website: | http://www.vilademuro.net/es/ |
Muro de Alcoy (pronounced as /es/) or Muro d'Alcoi (ˈmuɾ ðalˈkɔj/), also briefly called Muro (Spanish and Valencian: pronounced as /es/) is a town and municipality located in the comarca of Comtat, in the province of Alicante, Spain, lying at the foot of the Serra de Mariola. As of 2009, it has a total population of c. 8,900 inhabitants. The economy of Muro de Alcoy is based on textile industry, manufacture of plastic products and furniture and agriculture (olives and almonds).
The main festival in Muro is the Moros i cristians, celebrated during the second weekend of May. According to popular tradition the festival commemorate the battles, combats and fights between Moors (or Muslims) and Christians during the period known as Reconquista (from the 8th century through the 15th century). The festivals represent the capture of the city by the Moors and the subsequent Christian reconquest.